The document outlines minimum standards and best practice guidelines for managing all domestic horses and donkeys, whether they be pets, breeding stock, or sport, entertainment, or working animals. | Photo: iStock

New Zealand has joined the U.K., Australia, and several other countries in issuing a government-based code of welfare specific to horses, donkeys, and ponies

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